Cary Bloodworth wins Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship

Cary Bloodworth, a second-year student at the University of Wisconsin
Law School, has won the 2012 Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship.
Bloodworth was
selected for her record of academic excellence and her commitment to the field
of family law.

The $5,000 award
honors the memory of Loeb, a 1952 Law School graduate recognized throughout his
professional life as a leader in family law and community
service. “He
saw children as the most important assets in a marriage, and he used expert
negotiation techniques to minimize the level of conflict in divorce and custody
cases,” says Bloodworth. “I find his child-centered approach inspiring.”

Bloodworth is particularly interested in areas of family law that deal with children—such
as custody and placement cases, termination of parental rights cases and the
child welfare system—interests she’ll pursue further when she works in the
juvenile unit at Dane County Public Defender's office this summer.

“Cary is an exceptionally intelligent and self-motivated
lawyer-to-be,” says Professor Leslie Shear, who
nominated Bloodworth for the award. “Her passion for family and children's
welfare law, and her commitment to excellence in practice, would impress
Leonard Loeb himself.”